Sometimes managing military life for our kids is about striking that balance between acknowledging publicly that, being a military family is hard and letting yourself wallow in it at home. We … [Read more...]

We've told you about the Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year award before. Each year military spouses from around the country are nominated to be honored with the Military Spouse of the … [Read more...]

I don’t think anyone denies the fact that the National Guard played an important role in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. These men and women trained and fought bravely along side their active … [Read more...]

Sometimes managing military life for our kids is about striking that balance between acknowledging publicly that, being a military family is hard and letting yourself wallow in it at home. We … [Read more...]

We've told you about the Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year award before. Each year military spouses from around the country are nominated to be honored with the Military Spouse of the … [Read more...]

I don’t think anyone denies the fact that the National Guard played an important role in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. These men and women trained and fought bravely along side their active … [Read more...]

Are you a military spouse with a career that requires a professional license? Your life could be about to get $500 better.
So you moved across the country -- again. You managed to check all the … [Read more...]

A few weeks ago we launched a poll telling you to pick your own commissary cuts. We laid out the options that are floating around the military policy world and let you tell us which one you like best. … [Read more...]

Just yesterday while taking about the Department of Homeland Security funding issues I candidly said to my co-worker "If I had the opportunity to meet and actually speak with President Obama or … [Read more...]

From Somalia to Iraq Ashley Lambert-Wise’s husband, Rob, has served in both the Marines and the Army. Stateside today, he’s engaged in battle with an invisible foe: posttraumatic stress disorder … [Read more...]

If you were paying very close attention last week (or read Military.com Feb. 21) you might have heard that a new report says that the Exchange tied with WalMart for the worst customer service score in … [Read more...]

If you are still operating on the hope that all the feedback surveys the military asks us to take actually do something, we've got another one for you, this time from Army Community Services … [Read more...]

The community enjoyed another “first” on February 10th when USS San Francisco pulled into port in San Diego. U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Sawicki, having won the lottery for … [Read more...]

Among the many budget cut proposals that have popped up this year, the one that would have the biggest day-to-day impact on the lives of everyone -- active duty families, Guard and Reserve users and … [Read more...]

They pop up on my Facebook news feed far too often. This soldier got out last year. This Marine had such a bright future ahead of him. This one struggled and we knew it -- and we did what we could. … [Read more...]

Very little about military transition is easy. We all know that the military is more than a career track or job -- it's a lifestyle. And unlike most jobs held by the breadwinner, it intimately … [Read more...]

Did you meet a military kid when they made your kid’s baseball team? Did you wonder how they made it on the team when tryouts were weeks ago?
Or maybe you saw some military kids in the newspaper … [Read more...]

There are lots of ways to honor fallen service members, veterans and military families.
They’re all good.
Anything honoring someone for doing something of value is good.
But “No Politics, … [Read more...]

After a three-year tour as SpouseBuzz editor and Director of Spouse and Family Programs for Military.com, I am moving on.
Gah. That kills me to say. It is as wrenching as every one of our 16 PCS … [Read more...]